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Thiss is cool. How much and how do I order these?

Very slick! Nice job!

Hey 👋 I just sub’d. Are you in Orlando?

Dear MTT, cool system! Just wondering about the, let’s say, ‘necessary gap’ to avoid the train overlap? Otherwise said, like you showed when the caboose on the straight route is standing in front of the sensor, the sensor of the diverging route doesn’t flip the switch. Would it be necessary to indeed have an insulated block in front of the sensor to prevent such interaction between the two routes. Further, this kind of sensoring really looks promising, especially to integrate blocks and routes as a true model of automatic train control. Cheerio

I like it, Thank you for sharing. I could have used this in my last project.

I assume these are not usable on a DC layout?

These work with sensors?

I Have Question How did you take off the walls of the caboose and bottom apart of the caboose because I have same caboose in n scale but I can't get it to separate and I"m afraid I'm break it?

Do you have an opinion to temporarily override the automatic function?

Excellent, very interesting and innovative. 👍

O scale would benefit from this and the chips would be bigger, not needing a magnifying lens

This is so cool. I think you got a winner with these. I've always thought you got it right but this is even better. Just wondering it this once programed could run off batteries. And maybe used in G scale any time soon...🎉

This looks fantastic!! I may have to get a few of these once I put together a passenger car set!

Great video, Jim, and delighted to see the upgrades to the N-scale LED board products. A couple of questions: first, for the dual row board, is there a CV setting that selectively turns off one row - as for the “bedroom side” of a 4-4-6 sleeper - while leaving the other row on to light the passageway? Second, some Kato observation cars (20th Century Limited, California Zephyr, Olympian Hiawatha, for example) have some built-in lighting structures at the back that prevent installation of either the 144mm or 124mm products (too long, won’t fit). Is the 106mm product intended to be used in those types of cars, or should the even shorter N-scale caboose board be used? Looking forward to trying these out soon.

I love the touch of whimsy. Train sounds added to the crossing bell -- nice touch! Sounds like something I would do. I'm also a Jim, the J in JP.

Nice!! Need to check these out!!

Wow! Thanks! Great idea!

Please do this in O scale controlled by a Bluetooth app.

Greetings From Colorful Colorado, Pure Genius! Why didn't I think of it? John Millard Arvada Colorado

Here in town we have 4 gates per crossing. It a no whistle crossing

Brilliant!

Giving my honest opinion, I like the system you guys got going on, however, the crossings themselves just look too much like a toy. And if I am going to pay almost $400 just to protect one road, I would expect way more effort than this.

So how does this connect to JMRI? Sorry I dont have the controller manual - maybe through that primary device?

kind of a dumb question but when ordering, does this come with instructions lol, also is there cantilever crossings available?

Really nice explanation.

This was just perfect! Thank you so much!

Great presentation!

Hello Sir, I love your videos Do you think that in the near future Model Train Technology will come out with a full line of O-Gauge Accessories like the Railroad Crossing Gates, Signal Blocks and other items for O-Gauge? Hope to see more of your products in the future. Thank you for your time Sincerely Allan

Where do i buy this

Really interesting video. Out of interest how thick is the brass sheet that these axel connectors are made from?

Looks nice. I’m going to check it out.

Jim, hello from Holland What is the Price , when I buy 2 x this Box and sending to Holland

Do you sell the "floating pickups"?

Great video! Question: the two copper strips that run along the base of the car don't seem to be connected to the trucks/wheels. At least, I can't see it on the video. Can you confirm how the power gets to those strips? Also, what happens if I'm using a non-Kato car? Do other brands have those copper strips?

I'm waiting for the European Version. Thanks for showing.

Crossing gate coming down far too late. That gate should be in the fully down position before the train ever gets to the crossing. Are there additional sensors that can be placed further back to trip the crossing signal in advance to have the gate go completely down before the train gets there? As well as an additional sensor after the crossing that will work in conjunction with the sensor built into the crossing signal to hold the signal on a little further after the train has fully cleared the crossing? Just isn't working to an actual prototypical crossing signal from my viewpoint.

Great product

Would love to know more about these products. Very interested

Very nice. I prefer the old slanted striping on the gates.

What if the train is coming from the right? There is no detector.

Can the gates be made to go down at same time?

My depth is 2-3/4” with styrofoam. How do I address that?

Wish this had been around in my younger days when I could do smaller scales like N and HO. Sure would have made things so much easier! Now into O and G, mostly G, which leads me to ask, will there ever be dwarf signals or single target L.E.D. versions for G scale?(I'm not a fan of fiber optics, give me L.E.D. versions every time!) The single targets are my favorite and preferred signals on my Railroad and would really love to see a L.E.D. version for G scale empires.(along with L.E D. dwarf signals).

Does the new Digitrax throttle allow access to all 128 speed steps and have you done this tutorial for the Digitrax system?

Awesome product. Can you show if and how it an be controlled by a Digitrax controller?

This looks like an amazing product. I have been contemplating how to light a full roundhouse with pit and overhead lights and I was going to have to use about 48 switches for the pit lights and another 48 switches for the overhead lights plus switches for any outdoor lighting on top of 48 switches for track power on each roundhouse track. This product could handle everything but the track power switches and simplify all of that wiring and I would be able to control the brightness of each section too without another whole dimming switch for each section. Has this product been updated since this video 3 years ago. Can they be daisy chained and can they be run by a Digitrax throttle?

That is a great product and it appears that you have used 3 different color lights. The front area appeared to be fluorescent, the rooms normal, and the rear platform with warm incandescent lights. This would be great for a store on the main with rooms rented above it and a loading platform on the rear against the tracks.

So each board is addressable and each board controls 16 separate lights? Is this Digitrax compatible so each board can be accessed from the throttle?

So this could be used for a double track situation and it will only detect the far track as long as there isn’t a train stopped in front of the sensor on the close track? Then a separate sensor could detect the close track and not the farther track? Would I be better off putting a sensor on each side of the double track if I can fit it?

I model in N Scale and have 2 questions First, is the detection system infrared or based on a light source. Secondly, can I use the same signal box circuit to control 2 led signals, one on each end of the track block.